Entry record from Voorhoeve (nd c): Asmat Flamingo Bay
ay
(1) n./??. side; half; part(eng).
yew ayone section of a ceremonial house(eng)
yew-half(eng)
ay asa half, one half(eng)
(2) and; another(eng).
ay in ay inone after another(eng)
ay in yicop in, ay in yicop inanother expedition, and still another expedition(eng)
nor ay, or ay, ar ay, er eyI, and you, and he, and that one over there(eng)
pu ayin front/ahead of the others(eng)
moc ay ariw ay ariw yi.yar-mar araw un; e Yirar wasec ay, e Yep wasec ayin the middle between the Yirar and the Yep(eng)
ay wut araw un ay wut araw un; ay as kor ay as kor a-yik.asm-esthey tied the two big halves together(eng)